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Dice Hate Me
03:41
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Plastic polyhedrons choosing numbers for me
They don’t seem to care that I don’t need a 3
How many misses can you roll in a row?
I have a strong feeling that we’re soon gonna know
I got a good roll that I had to ignore
They wouldn’t let me keep it cuz it rolled on the floor
There’s only one number that I don’t want to roll
But that is just the space where I now have to go
And numbers aren’t required, as you can plainly see
All these blank faces staring up at me
I got a good roll that I had to ignore
They wouldn’t let me keep it cuz it rolled on the floor
I’m shaking’ and I’m blowin’ and
I’m wishin’ and I’m hopin’
Right up until the moment
When I am finally rollin’
I’m trying really hard to roll a natural 20
But of course I roll a 5, cuz the dice hate me
I really need a 6 or an 8 to win this game
But somehow tens keep coming up again and again
I thought we play these games cuz they’re supposed to be fun
But how can I enjoy it when I keep rolling 1?!
I’m shaking’ and I’m blowin’ and
I’m wishin’ and I’m hopin’
Right up until the moment
When I am finally rollin’
I’m trying really hard to roll a natural 20
But of course I roll a 4, cuz the dice hate me
I’m shaking’ and I’m blowin’ and
I’m wishin’ and I’m hopin’
Right up until the moment
When I am finally rollin’
I’m trying really hard to roll a natural 20
But of course I roll a 2, cuz the dice hate me
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When you’re looking to pick up a brand new board game
But you want something that’s not the same old same
Where can you get advice?
And a reasonable price?
On something that you’re sure to enjoy
At your Friendly Local Game Store
They’ve got everything that you’re looking for
If you want a game to play with friends
Or want to go to war
Try your Friendly Local Game Store
Rack after rack
Row after row
There is just one place that you have to go
It’s your Friendly Local Game Store
There’s a world of tabletop games to explore
Beyond your favourites there is so much more
Worker placing. Tile laying.
Mini painting. Role playing.
Endless things that you’re sure to enjoy
At your Friendly Local Game Store
I’m sure you’ll find what you came for
They’ve got books, and they’ve got dice
They’ve got all your gaming supplies
At your Friendly Local Game Store
Shelf after shelf
Aisle after aisle (You’ll find)
Cardboard boxes that will make you smile
At your Friendly Local Game Store
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Colt Express
03:25
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Colt Express
Play your cards right and you might find success
Colt Express
But when all’s revealed there could just be a mess
Colt Express
The passengers enjoy the pleasant train ride unaware
Marshall shines his badge while he chats with the engineer
The bandits riding hard a fast to catch up with the train
No one knows what chaos is soon about to reign
Colt Express
Play your cards right and you might find success
Colt Express
But when all’s revealed there could just be a mess
Colt Express
Belle and Mei and Cheyenne set themselves to lootin’
Django, Doc, Ghost and Tuco pull out guns for shootin’
The Marshall tries to fend them off as the train goes round the bend
In the midst of all the schemin’ there’ll be stealin’ to the end
Colt Express
Play your cards right and you might find success
Colt Express
But when all’s revealed there could just be a mess
Colt Express
Bullets, screams and punches they’re flying all around
Someone drops a bunch of cash and gems upon the ground
The scramble to collect the loot is fully underway
The bandit who collects the most will win this game today
Colt Express
Play your cards right and you might find success
Colt Express
But when all’s revealed there could just be a mess
Colt Express
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4. |
Lament for Carcassonne
03:10
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Started out grabbed the Hand of Fate
You never know what you’re going to get
Started out building something great
Thinking I could keep it to the end
But you came
And you stole it all from me
I didn’t have the strength to overcome
Started out one tile at a time
Then I saw you trying to muscle in
I couldn’t find the piece to block you out
I’m sure you have enough points now to win
Cuz you came
And you stole it all from me
I didn’t see that farmer over there
You took all of my inns and cathedrals
I won’t feel bad when the Dragon eats your meeples
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5. |
The Games That We Play
03:18
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Gather your friends and family
Open the box of opportunity
Get out the pieces, set up the board
There’s fun times together to be explored
These are the moves that we make
These are the turns that we take
From when they begin until somebody wins
I will join in the fun any day
These are the games that we play
Let’s pull a game down from the shelf
Sit at the table with everyone else
Let’s play some cards and let’s roll some dice
If we have time left we can play twice
These are the choices we make
These are the dice that we shake
Points get displayed from cards that were laid
With a smile and a song I will say
These are the games that we play
I think that it’s truly better
When we can play together
Enjoying the game and company
These are the moves that we make
These are the turns that we take
From when they begin until somebody wins
I will join in the fun any day
These are the choices we make
These are the dice that we shake
The victory made from the cards that were laid
With a smile and a song I will say
These are the games that we play
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6. |
Lost Europa
05:20
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Engines of destruction from The Factory
Stomping through Polania and Saxony
Across the rivers, spreading through the land
All of our resources are falling out of hand
In times where innovation leads to wars
Some will lust for power and some will reach for stars
What is left of all these missing parts?
A bunch of rusted gears. A world of broken hearts.
The days have come and gone for making wine
The strife between two cities has put us in decline
A detour on the pathway to Euphoria
Has led us to the place… of lost Europa
The sounds of those machines still fill the air
Waiting for the moment when the tempers flare
For now we try to build up what it cost
To purchase all the things, all the things that we have lost
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Queendomination
02:50
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Choose a tile
Building up your checkered land
Trying to craft a kingdom in a square
Make your choice
What and where will help you most?
“I think I’ll put this forest over there.”
Knowing what you did before
Adding crowns to help your score
Hoping that you’re headed for
QUEENDOMINATION
QUEENDOMINATION
QUEENDOMINATION
Don’t forget
Collect some towers and some knights
The cities that you rule will help a lot
Be aware
Arrange the pieces properly
So you can fill up every space you’ve got
Knowing what you did before
Adding crowns to help your score
Hoping that you’re headed for
QUEENDOMINATION
QUEENDOMINATION
QUEENDOMINATION
Counting up the points that you receive
Were you the one to win the heart of the Queen?
QUEENDOMINATION
QUEENDOMINATION
QUEENDOMINATION
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8. |
Blue Buttons
03:50
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You start out with a slate that’s bare
Pieces scattered everywhere
And you don’t know where to start
You make your choices one at a time
Among the options that you find
Every piece will play its part
Weighing the options, taking a chance
Watching as the sands advance
Blue buttons
Blue buttons
Make the most of what you get
The patchwork way the pieces fit
In the spaces that you’ve tried
When the picture’s incomplete
I pray you find that missing piece
To fill the hole inside
Passing the markers, rounding the bend
Before you know it you’ve reached the end
Blue buttons
Blue buttons
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9. |
Take Your Turn
03:32
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Well I see the options you’ve analyzed
Seem to have left you paralyzed
And you don’t know what to do, you don’t know what to do
While I can certainly sympathize
But you gotta do more than hypothesize
When you don’t know what to do, you don’t know what to do
Take your turn
Take your turn
Now you got to choose what to do
Take your turn
It’s time to take your turn
We’re all here just waiting for you
I know you really don’t want to lose
But there’s only so much that you can choose
You gotta make a move, you gotta make a move
You can’t always know the right thing to do
But it’s getting late so right now you
Gotta make a move, you gotta make a move
Take your turn
Take your turn
Ya know you got to choose what to do
Take your turn
It’s time to take your turn
We’re still just here waiting for you
Take your turn
Take your turn
You gotta just do something, alright?
Take your turn
It’s time to take your turn
You know we can’t just sit here all night
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10. |
Tokyo Highway
05:04
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Imagine the sun rising
Illuminates the Hiragana signs
See all the roads twisting
Illustrates the jumble of grey lines
Watch as the scene changes
Colourful cars running here and there
Over and under placements
Columns are all sprouting everywhere
Imagine all the buildings rise
Imagine all the shining lights
Tokyo Highway
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The Meaples Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
"The Meaples" is another musical appendage of Doug Anderson and includes whomever he can rope into helping him.
See also; "reliable toasters"
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